Baker&#39;s peel.



D. WEISENBERG.

BAKERS PEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1915.

Patented Jan. 22,191&

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BAKERS PEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

Application filed June 2, 1915. Serial No. 31,649.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID Wnrsnnenno, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bakers Peels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention rela es to a new and improved form of bakers peel. The principal object is to make the device of as few parts as possible. Another object is to make it as light and durable as possible. Another object is to provide for easy replacement of the handle. Another object in view is to form a peel that will have practically no protuberanccs to catch on the edge of the oven when the peel is being pushed in and taken out of the oven.

Formerly bakers peels were made of wood. Some have been made of metal, but have usually been made of two or three sheets of metal fastened together in order to give sutllcient rigidity to the peel or else it has been found necessary to brace the peel with castings etc. This makes the peel extremely heavy and expensive to manufacture.

My peel consists essentially of a device stamped out of a single sheet of light metal, preferably aluminum, so formed as to constitute a support for the edges and a cross brace and handle holding device.

In the drawing illustrating this invention, Figure l. is a plan view of a peel made according to my invention.

F in. 2 is an inverted plan view of the handle connecting portion of same showing the way the metal is stamped.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the peel taken on the line a a: of Fig. 1. showing the handle socket and means for holding the handle.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the peel taken on the line 1/ y of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional iew of the same taken on the line 2 z of Fig. 1.

The peel consists of a sheet of thin metal, preferably aluminum, a, which constitutes the blade of the implement. It has headed or curled edges 6 to. give it rigidity. These beaded edges may be formed bv simply rolling over the edges and a stiffening wire member 0 inserted therein if desired.

As shown in Fig. 2, the sheet of metal a is stamped out to form at one end two re cesses or channels d and e. The recess al extends preferably entirely across the sheet a. and has two functions viz: it forms a ridge on the under side of the peel which tends to stiffen and strengthen the blade of the peel and at the same time serves as a housing for the handle connecting devices. as will be hereinafter pointed out. Another channel or recess 6 extends longitudinally from the end of the sheet along the middle of the sheet of metal a. This also has two functions in that it tends to strengthen and give rigidity to the sheet and also holds the handle 7. A piece of aluminum, or metal similar to which the sheet of metal a. is composed of also stamped out in the form shown at g in Fig. 1. This channeled cap member g is united or secured to the sheet a preferably by electric welding, or it may if desired be riveted or secured in any other manner to the sheet or blade a. It will thus be seen that when the blade has been pressed or stamped out as described and another piece of the same kind of metal as the blade has been stamped out as represented by the member a. and secured to the blade a we have a light strong and durable peel containing a longitudinal socket for the insettion of the handle, and transverse sockets contiguous to the longitudinal socket which tends to strengthen the peel and at the same time allows the handle to be fastened in.

The handle is secured by means of a bolt h extending through the handle as shown in Fig. 5 and in dotted lines in Fig. 1. This bolt has washers 7' mounted on the bolt for engagement with the wall of the socket. and a nut 70 for adjusting the washers relative to the handle. The bolt projects through a hole m in the handle shown in Fig. 5. By this construction, when the handle is worn out by heat or otherwise, a new one can readily be inserted. I do not limit mvself to the precise manner of fastening the handle shown nor do I limit myself to the precise form of the metal can 9 shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen from the description that there are no rough surfaces or projecting parts to interfere with the insertion of the peel into the oven. As shown in Fig. 3, there is nothing but a gradual incline which enables the peel to slide into the oven easily without meeting any obstruction or sharp edges.

I claim:

1. A bakers peel comprising a blade formed of Sheet metal provided with a longitudinal socket for the insertion of a handle, transverse sockets located on the blade, and means coacting with the transverse sockets for fastening the handle to the blade.

2. A bakers peel comprising a blade formed of a single sheet of metal provided with a longitudinal socket for the. insertion of a handle, transverse sockets contiguous to the longitudinal socket, and means coacting with the transverse socket for fastening the handle to the blade.

r 3. A bakers peel comprising a blade formed of a single sheet of metal provided with a longitudinal socket for the insertion of a handle, and having transverse sockets contiguous to the longitudinal socket, and devices engaging the walls of the transverse sockets for fastening the handle to the blade. 4. A bakers peel comprising a blade formed of sheet metal provided With a 1 gitudinal socket for the insertion of a handle, a transverse socket extending from the longitudinal socket, and means coacting with the latter socket for engagement with the handle.

5. A bakers peel comprising a sheet metal blade formed with 'a longitudinal and trans- DAVID WEISENBERG.

Witnesses:

HELEN A. DEIBERT,'

H. MORTON Ssnmss.

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